New Ninty Direct

pixelburp

No Switch 2 talk eh … Silksong shadow drop confirmed.

sligeach

40 minutes. I wonder are they going to pad it out with extended footage of a few games. We'll find out this time tomorrow.

Mr E

🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

That would be fantastic (although unlikely).

johnny_ultimate

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122270261#Comment_122270261

Wouldn’t super surprise me if it makes an appearance now considering it’s skipped several major shows in a row… but a shadow drop during Elden Ring DLC week would be a risky move given the overlapping Venn diagram for fans of both games 😅

ThePandazorian

I'm skeptical about Silk Song being shown let alone dropped. With Microsoft seemingly picking it up for day-1 on Gamepass they might the exclusive release announcement rights. But you never know. Microsoft care less about being a traditional "first party". If it got people to play the game on Gamepass they won't care who got to make the announcement.

RobbingBandit

Deadpool just how will Nintendo break your heart tomorrow.

I'll go niche on this one,

No Faxanadu shadow drop.

pixelburp

Supposedly Darkest Dungeon 2 has been spotted as rated for Switch, so might be one for the Direct tmw; I believe it didn't review as well as the first.

CastorTroy

Will see if can avoid the news until I get home tomorrow evening and watch it then.

One thing we know will be there is the new Among Us thing since that's the reason people expected the Direct tomorrow.

sligeach

There were rumours of a Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, but Pyoro has said that's not what they were hinting at.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1dionxf/pyoro_says_that_the_game_isnt_mario_and_sonic_at/

https://twitter.com/Pyoro_X/status/1802936397038531046?s=19

It's not a 1st party game. Even if it's not what they're talking about, it would be a good guess that there will be a Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, regardless.

sligeach

Nintendo UK stream.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=HorTUKvj0K8

Mr E

Brothership looks FANTASTIC!

sligeach

Spoiler Warning

Mario & Luigi: Brothership.

Launches 7th November.

sligeach

Fingers crossed that Metroid Prime 4 isn't here. 🤞

sligeach

Very underwhelming update to Switch Sports.

sligeach

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. Includes the levels from the 3DS version. Launches 16th January.

pixelburp

… and there's Darkest Dungeon 2 anyway.

ThePandazorian

Nice update to NSO today. Four Swords Adventure, Metroid Zero Mission, Turok and Perfect Dark.

sligeach

Perfect Dark is coming to NSO.

sligeach

Super Mario Party Jamboree.

ThePandazorian

Play as Zelda?!!!!

Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.

September 26th 2024. NICE

Mr E

Wow!

sligeach

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. I thought that was a trick alright, and roles would be reversed.

It looks interesting and looks like it's using the Link's Awakening HD engine. Launches in September.

pixelburp

That's a really neat game mechanic in the Zelda game: I wonder how expansive it'll be; seems like it could have a lot of really creative uses but I suspect it won't be as freeform as the BotW games were with their physics & Ultrahand mechanic.

Mr E

Hopefully they fix the engine from the Links Awakening port. It's still sluggish enough 2 years later.

Mr E

Stray! Lovely!

johnny_ultimate

Great to see a playable Zelda, although it would be very funny if they called it The Legend of Link.

Mr E

They've smashed it, in fairness. Fantastic direct. Could we hope for S******g as the "one last thing"?

ThePandazorian

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122274810#Comment_122274810

Blowing a new Zelda with 10 minutes left…..could be something bigger left to close?!

ThePandazorian

METROID PRIME 4: BEYOND!!!!

Mad bastards actually did it!

Coming 2025!

sligeach

Ah damnit anyway!

Mr E

Jesus, that's one to end on. 😮

pixelburp

Ok my immediate question about that Metroid Prime 4 trailer is how that chimes in with the worst-kept secret in Nintendo & the Switch 2: if Prime 4's due 2025 can we expect this to be a cross-platform game as BotW was fadó (Wii + Switch?)

johnny_ultimate

I'd say cross-gen is near guaranteed. To my eyes that trailer looked distinctly Switch quality - very much of a piece with the remastered MP1 aesthethics.

sligeach

Metroid Prime 4 is definitely a cross platform game. I'm disappointed, as I wanted it exclusively on Switch 2, to make the most of the new hardware.

But, Nintendo did promise it to Switch owners, it's a niche franchise and they've got a ready made user base of 130+ million, so they weren't going to ignore that.

geotrig

its ok sligeach it'll be in the switch pro 😉

johnny_ultimate

I do have to give Nintendo credit: in an age where many game trailers are pre-rendered or 'in engine' cinematics, Nintendo shows off its biggest upcoming games clearly running on actual Switch level hardware even if it isn't as flattering as the likely next-gen versions will be. No doubt that Metroid Prime 4 will look very close to that running on a standard Switch, even if it's likely going to have a significant resolution upgrade for the successor console.

SuperBowserWorld

Nice! Fun, colourful, timeless videogames, competing on art style, gameplay, small budgets (because there is only so much you can do on a Switch), and appealing to a wide audience.

Mr Crispy

https://twitter.com/DailyPrime4News/status/1803076168200917241

I'm relieved for them.

ThePandazorian

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122274861#Comment_122274861

Yeah that trailer was running on Switch(1) hardware. Nintendo almost never shows gameplay made to look better than the final result. Metroid Prime 4 looks great!

SuperBowserWorld

Aonuma looks fresh, like they have given him a few weeks off after TOTK. 😁

I'd say 20 more years of Zelda stewardship from him.

Hopefully he steers clear of the movie, theme park side of things.

CastorTroy

Just saw in the American stream that there as a collector's edition of World Championship.

sligeach

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122276344#Comment_122276344

Ya, that was announced a month ago, Europe is getting it too. I remembered there was a difference between some of the regions in the collection, but had to look it up to remind myself .

Japan gets a pair of NES controllers, but Europe and America doesn't.

sligeach

Nintendo Museum Direct tomorrow, 19th August at 11pm Irish time, a tour of the Nintendo Museum that’s scheduled to open during Autumn of 2024 in Kyoto, Japan! The Nintendo Museum Direct livestream will last roughly 10 minutes.

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1825291849990304138

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1825291853861683644

What's the bet at the end they will pan to a view of all the previous systems in the museum, and end with a Mario question mark block where the next Nintendo system will be? Or maybe they WILL tease the next system. This would be the perfect opportunity to at least show the shell of the system, and would be great promotion for Switch 2 and the museum.

sligeach

Nintendo Museum Direct

https://youtube.com/watch?v=JApUMBscKOc

Join us for a brief tour of the Nintendo Museum that’s scheduled to open on October 2nd, 2024, in Kyoto, Japan!

As usual this site is complete dog 💩 for formatting and editing.

Mr E

Potential Direct this week according to Switchforce (from sources)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWhkn7cUyYY

CastorTroy

I assume would be an indie direct since not long since the last Direct.

sligeach

Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase and Indie World presentation tomorrow at 3pm Irish time.

https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1828070539023274192

I don't expect a Nintendo Switch focused Direct this year or ever again. I think the last one, was the last one. And that's why we were shown Metroid Prime 4. I think it will be showcased for Switch 2 going forward. Similar to what happened with BOTW when the Switch was revealed. And I think we will get first details of Switch 2 later this year, possibly November or December, with a blowout in January or February.

CastorTroy

3pm

https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1828070539023274192

And the disclaimer

https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1828070543934841284

sligeach

https://www.nintendo.com/us/nintendo-direct/archive/

There's never been a Direct and a Partner Direct close together. There's never been a Partner Direct at this time of year. It's always been a traditional Direct in September.

There was a Direct Mini: Partner Showcase in September 2020, but that's different and it was at the height of the COVID pandemic when Nintendo themselves didn't have anything to show. They had another one in October as well. That's all we got in 2020, Direct Mini: Partner Showcases. Nintendo didn't have a proper Direct that whole year.

As I said earlier, I think we'll get first details of Switch 2 somewhere around November/December, the full reveal around January/February and then released in April or May next year. We've had our last Nintendo Switch focused traditional Direct, now it's the last turn of an Indie World Showcase and Partner Direct.

CastorTroy

So guess I'll ask it:

Silksong?

They need to add to that Switch Successor tweet to include Silksong not being shown.